Originally Posted by craftybear
I would like to know who appliques? Also what is a good book to buy to learn how to applique.
Do you have any tips or tricks to share with us?
Any dvd's to buy to learn to applique?
Thanks again as this will be interesting.
Karen
I'm a huge fan of Elly Sienkiewicz. Her books are wonderful, they teach some history along with technique for needle turn applique. I began with her "Baltimore Beauties and Beyond" Vol.1. It was first published in 1989 and is now a very collectible book. I have most all of her books, lacking only the first, "Spoken Without a Word". I can't bring myself to pay the $150-$200 it now brings. It does contain some patterns, but most of them are repeated in other books she has published.
I am currently working on my own Baltimore Album quilt, which I will call "Canton Album" (since I live here). I am attaching pics of three blocks. The first was done as I was resuming applique and the others show progressive improvement. It's a skill easily lost if you don't keep it up.
I stitch with a wonderful group of 5 who are all intent on making an Album quilt within a year. I hope I can finish mine in that length of time. I stitch slowly and tend to rip it out if I'm not pleased with it.
I have done machine applique, but am never happy with it. I don't like the feel of the fusible web underneath. That's why I chose the classic look of needle turned hand work.
I hope you find this interesting, if not helpful.
Happy stitching!
Karen